Countries ruled by dictators are called dictatorships. A dictator is a political leader who rules over a country with absolute and unlimited power or one who circumvents extant rules, regulations and laws, against the common good. In every era, democracy is threatened by a dictatorship. Democracy, which is a rule of choice, cannot thrive in an atmosphere where life itself has become meaningless. The link between dictatorship and anarchy is very thin indeed, as once there is a disregard for the rule of law and due process, impunity then becomes the order of the day, leading to lawlessness. It is not normal that a country that claims to practice democracy should be in the state that Nigeria is presently, wherein it seems that nothing is working properly, as life has become so brutish and short, with the death rate climbing everyday. The much-touted hidden agenda is being unveiled to the people of Nigeria in stages and I can feel dictatorship in the air somehow. And this should be a grave cause for concern for all lovers of democracy and the rule of law. The ship of State in Nigeria seems to be sliding, steeply into the abyss, without any captain to steer it for rescue. The report states further that some of the men who engaged in the bloodletting through the Zamfara banditry have moved further North-West and North-Central, wreaking unprecedented havoc in Katsina, Sokoto, Kaduna and Niger States. Other segments of the report include the indictment of several members of the traditional institution, top government officials and security forces.” Grim figures, no doubt.īut this is just a small segment of the chilling report of the high wire banditry raging in Zamfara but has now split into several States across the country, and consequently putting national security in jeopardy. Then a footnote to the list: Bandits operated 105 camps from which they launched deadly attacks on Zamfara, killing and stealing the people’s properties at will their leaders identified.

But here it is in black and white: 6,319 persons arbitrarily and willfully killed 3,672 kidnapped N2,805,049,748 paid as ransom 6,483 widows and 25,050 orphans left behind by slain victims 215,241 cows, 141,404 sheep, 20,600 of other animals (such as camels and donkeys) rustled and 3,587 houses, 1,487 motor vehicles and motorcycles burnt. In plain terms, it is a frightening list. “It isn’t a list anyone would be proud of.

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